A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 106 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines (66 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 55.26 km (34 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us20007djr. Ids that are associated to the event: us20007djr. The temblor was picked up at 09:21:54 / 9:21 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/10/16 / 2016-10-01 00:21:54 / October 1, 2016 @ 12:21 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 127.5114 East, latitude 7.7814 North, depth = 55.26 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 106 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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